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William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act I, Scene IV

Scene IVThe courtEnter King Richard II, with Bagot and Green at one door; and the Duke of Aumerle at anotherKing Richard IIWe did observe. Cousin Aumerle, How far brought you high Hereford on…

Aesop's Fables: The Tortoise and the Eagle

by Aesop The Man and the LionThe Kid on the HousetopThe Tortoise and the Eagle A Tortoise, discontented with his lowly life, and envious of the birds he saw disporting themselves in the…

Berenice Abbott Biography

Berenice AbbottphotographerBorn: 1898 Berenice Abbott photographed artists and writers in Paris in the 1920s and brought her craft back to her native New York in the 1930s. Her images of New…

H. Richard Hornberger Biography

H. Richard Hornbergerwriter, surgeon Hornberger used his experience as a captain in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War to craft his novel, M*A*S*H, which became a hit movie…

Poul Anderson 2001 Deaths

Poul AndersonAge: 74 award-winning writer who used his background in physics to craft meticulously accurate works of science fiction. His books include The Boat of a Million Years (1989) and…

Paul Westerberg

Suicaine GratifactionCapitol Since his days fronting the fabled Replacements, part of the appeal of Paul Westerberg has been that he's a bit rough around the edges. Producer Don Was (Bob…

Felix de Weldon 2003 Deaths

Felix de WeldonAge: 96 sculptor who created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., which depicts marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Weldon crafted more than 2,000 other…

Warren Zevon 2003 Deaths

Warren ZevonAge: 56 rock musician whose wry lyrics often delved into violence and death, as in “Excitable Boy” and “Werewolves of London.” But he was equally skilled at crafting love songs,…

Harvey Ball 2001 Deaths

Harvey BallAge: 79 commercial artist and ad executive who is widely credited with creating the smiley face, the symbol that has been emblazoned on everything from clothing to postage stamps.…